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An illustration depicting Tom Thumb fending off a small dog with his cane, to the apparent amusement of an adult crowd in a parlor.

Visuals Enlargement:  (522 x 438 pixels)

TITLE:  Fight Between Gen. Tom Thumb And the Queen's Poodle
FROM:  Sketch Of The Life, Personal Appearance, Character And Manners Of Charles S. Stratton, The Man In Miniature, Known As General Tom Thumb, And His Wife, Lavinia Warren Stratton; Including The History Of Their Courtship And Marriage, With Some Account Of Remarkable Dwarfs, Giants, & Other Human Phenomena, Of Ancient And Modern Times, And Songs Given At Their Public Levees
ORIGINAL CAPTION:  "Running under the circumstances, was an offense sufficiently heinous to excite the indignation of the Queen's favorite poodle-dog, and he vented his displeasure by barking so sharply as to startle the General from his propriety."
CREATOR:  Whitney, 8 Jocelyn St. (engraver)
DATE:  1863
FORMAT:  Illustration
DIMENSIONS:  3 x 5 in
 
PUBLISHER:  Press of Wynkoop & Hallenbeck, New York
SOURCE:  Robert Bogdan Collection
 
KEYWORDS:  Charles Stratton (Tom Thumb), Employment, England, Entertainment, Exhibits, Lavinia Warren, Marriage, Media, Phineas T. Barnum, Physical Disability, Popular Culture, Publicity, Queen Victoria, Short Stature, Travel
 
IMAGE SIZE:  (522 x 438 pixels)
 
OBJECTS FROM THIS ARTIFACT:
- Basket Of Fruit (still)
- Bridal Cake (still)
- Bridal Presents (still)
- Diamond-studded Watch (still)
- Diamond Bracelets, Coral Brooch, And Earrings (still)
- Diamond Necklace (still)
- Fight Between Gen. Tom Thumb And the Queen's Poodle (still)
- General Tom Thumb And P.T. Barnum (still)
- Mechanical Bird And Box (still)
- Sketch Of The Life, Personal Appearance, Character And Manners Of Charles S. Stratton, The Man In Miniature, Known As General Tom Thumb, And His Wife, Lavinia Warren Stratton; Including The History Of Their Courtship And Marriage, With Some Account Of Remarkable Dwarfs, Giants, & Other Human Phenomena, Of Ancient And Modern Times, And Songs Given At Their Public Levees (doc)
- Sketch Of The Life Of General Tom Thumb, Cover (still)
- Tom Thumb's Residence (still)
- Wedding Scene (still)


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